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How Do I Install PunBB on My Linux Hosting Account?

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Last Updated: May 8, 2007 3:34 PM

You Linux hosting account must have a MySQL database set up in order for PunBB to install successfully.

To Install PunBB on Your Hosting Account

  1. Download the most recent version of PunBB to your local computer.
  2. From your local computer, upload (FTP) the contents of the upload folder to your hosting account.
  3. Navigate to the PunBB installation screen at the following location:
    www.example.com/PunBB/upload/install.php
    where "example.com" is your domain name.
  4. Enter the following installation information:

    Database setup
      Database Type
      MySQL Standard
      Database server hostname
      The hostname is assigned during database setup and can be found in your Hosting Control Center.
      Database name
      Database name is assigned during database setup and can be found in your Hosting Control Center.
      Database username
      This value was supplied during database setup.
      Database password
      This value was supplied during database setup.
      Table prefix
      The prefix will differentiate PunBB tables from others in the database.
    Administration setup
      Administrator username
      Specify an appropriate administrator name.
      Password
      Specify an appropriate administrator password.
      Confirm password
      Both administrator password entries must match exactly.
      Base URL
      This is the location of PunBB on your hosting account.
  5. Click Start install.
  6. Copy and paste the php script shown in the window into a file and add ?> to the end.
  7. Save the file as config.php.
  8. Upload config.php to your hosting account's upload directory.
  9. Click Go to forum index.